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News of the World 'hacked Paul O'Grady after heart attack'

Published Saturday, Jul 16 2011, 09:21 BST | By Colin Daniels | 20 comments

Paul O'Grady attends the launch photocall for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of 'The Avengers' in London, England

Paul O'Grady is the latest celebrity to discover that his phone was hacked by the News of the World.

The presenter, who hosts a Friday night chatshow on ITV1, revealed that the newspaper accessed his phone after he suffered a heart attack.

"The f**king b**tards hacked into my phone as I was dying of a heart attack. The cheek!" he told the Daily Star.

"They only needed to ask. I'm the gobbiest sh**e this side of London. It's the laziness that gets me. I'll sue if they have. They can pay for my new car, I tell you. Rotten, the lot of them."

He continued: "That poor Abi Titmuss. She's a lovely girl. Why would they do that to her? The list of people who've been hacked will grow and grow."

The News of the World published its last ever edition on Sunday after the scandal led to its closure.